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A version of this archives appears in print on August 2, 1916, on Page 20 of the New York edition with the headline: HOW CAPITAL VIEWS HUGHES'S SPEECH; Republicans Apparently Genuinely Satisfied, Describing It as a Vigorous Utterance. PREDICT MORE VIM LATER Democrats Assail It as Destructive Criticism ;-" Worse Than Pussy-Footing," Burleson Asserts. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe